The Arizona Coyotes' injury-plagued season finally came crashing down in the second period of their 81st game of the season. Arizona entered Thursday night's game against the Vegas Golden Knights needing a win to stay in playoff contention, but was officially eliminated from the postseason when Colorado went into overtime with Winnipeg earlier in the night. The Avalanche needed just one point to clinch the final spot in the Western Conference, and that ruined a solid performance by the Coyotes, who got two goals from Derek Stepan and 35 saves by Darcy Kuemper in a 4-1 road win over Vegas. Read more http://www.espn.com/nhl/recap?gameId=401045573